Newly minted Rangers hurler Duff Brumley made his major league debut late in this early July 1994 game and soon gave up three runs, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram wrote.
"I just wanted to get my feet wet and see what it's like," Brumley told The Star-Telegram afterward. "It looks like the same thing, if you get behind hitters, you're going to give up hits and walk people."
For Brumley, though, his stay in the majors proved brief. He saw just one more outing. In a career that spanned seven seasons, his major league career consisted of those two appearances.
Brumley's career began in 1990, taken by the Cardinals in the 24th round of the draft out of Cleveland State Community College in Tennessee.
Brumley started with the Cardinals at rookie Johnson City. He saw 12 games, 11 starts that first year. He went 2-6, with a 6.14 ERA.
That July, he picked up his second win for Johnson City and praised the help of visiting Cardinals pitching coach Hub Kittle, The Johnson City Press wrote.
"Hub has worked with me and taught me so much," Brumley told The Press then. "I've got confidence that he can help me move on up."
Brumley made short-season Hamilton for 1991. He saw 15 starts there and went 2-6, with a 3.64 ERA. He saw Hamilton and single-A Savannah in 1992 and then high-A St. Petersburg and AA Arkansas in 1993.
He moved to the Rangers and AA Tulsa in an August trade. He told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch he was surprised to be traded.
"But it's good for me in the long run," Brumley told The Post-Dispatch. "The Rangers are telling me I should be pitching in the big leagues next year. With the Cardinals, I would be spending all of next year at Louisville."
In 1994, he made AAA Oklahoma City - and major league Texas.
Brumley made his major league debut June 1. He pitched one inning and gave up those three earned. He then returned June 6 for 2.1 innings. He gave up another three earned. That ended up being his last major league appearance.
Brumley returned to Oklahoma City. He moved to the Reds and AA Chattanooga in 1995, then ended his career in 1996 in the Phillies and Mariners systems.
Brumley appears to have since gone on to a career in law enforcement.
- Johnson City Press, July 21, 1990: JC Cards get second straight win over Tigers
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Aug. 28, 1993: Trade With Rangers May Burn(s) Cards, Who Gave Up Hot Prospect
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 2, 1994: Rangers
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